MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 51

MOTION to Dismiss by BENJAMIN W. HIMAN. Responses due by 7/25/2008. (CRAIG, JOEL) Modified on 3/30/2009 to reflect motion has been consolidated with Pldg. #61 (Law, Trina).

MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM DIVISION File No. 1:07-CV-00953 RYAN MCFADYEN, MATTHEW WILSON, ) and BRECK ARCHER, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) DEFENDANT BENJAMIN W. ) HIMAN S MOTION TO DISMISS DUKE UNIVERSITY, DUKE UNIVERSITY ) POLICE DEPARTMENT, AARON GRAVES, ) ROBERT DEAN, LEILA HUMPHRIES, ) PHYLLIS COOPER, WILLIAM F. GARBER, ) II, JAMES SCHWAB, JOSEPH FLEMING, ) JEFFREY O. BEST, GARY N. SMITH, GREG ) STOTSENBERG, ROBERT K. STEEL, ) RICHARD H. BROADHEAD, Ph.D., JOHN ) BURNESS, LARRY MONETA, Ed.D., ) VICTOR J. DZAU, M.D., ALLISON ) HALTON, KEMEL DAWKINS, SUZZANE ) WASIOLEK, STEPHEN BRYAN, MATTHEW) DRUMMOND, DUKE UNIVERSITY ) HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., PRIVATE ) DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC, PLLC, JULIE ) MANLY, M.D., THERESA ARICO, R.N. ) TARA LEVICY, R.N., THE CITY OF ) DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, MICHAEL ) B. NIFONG, PATRICK BAKER, STEVEN ) CHALMERS, RONALD HODGE, LEE RUSS, ) STEPHEN MIHAICH, BEVERLY COUNCIL, ) EDWARD SARVIS, JEFF LAMB, MICHAEL ) RIPBERGER, LAIRD EVANS, JAMES T. ) SOUKUP, KAMMIE MICHAEL, DAVID W. ) ADDISON, MARK D. GOTTLIEB, ) BENJAMIN W. HIMAN, LINWOOD )

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WILSON, RICHARD D. CLAYTON, ) DNA SECURITY, INC., RICHARD CLARK, ) and BRIAN MEEHAN, Ph.D., ) ) Defendants. ) ________________________________________________________________________ Defendant Benjamin W. Himan ( Investigator Himan ), through his undersigned attorneys, moves pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for an order dismissing this action in its entirety as to this Defendant upon the grounds that the Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and, in the alternative, that all claims asserted against Investigator Himan are barred by the doctrines of qualified and public official immunity. In support of this Motion, Defendant submits the accompanying memorandum of law.

WHEREFORE, Defendant Benjamin W. Himan prays that all claims against him in this action be dismissed with prejudice.

Respectfully submitted this the 2nd day of July, 2008. KENNON, CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC By: /s/ Joel M. Craig North Carolina State Bar No. 9179 /s/ Henry W. Sappenfield North Carolina State Bar No. 37419 Attorneys for Defendant Benjamin W. Himan 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 P.O. Box 51579 Durham, NC 27717-1579 [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned attorney hereby certifies that I electronically filed the foregoing Defendant Benjamin W. Himan s Motion to Dismiss with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Robert C. Ekstrand Ekstrand & Ekstrand, LLP 811 Ninth St., Ste. 260 Durham, NC 27705 Attorney for Plaintiffs Breck Archer, Matthew Wilson and Ryan McFadyen Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Faison & Gillespie P.O. Box 51729 Durham, NC 27717-1729 Attorney for Defendant City of Durham, North Carolina and Edward Sarvis James B. Maxwell Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, P.A. P.O. Box 52396 Durham, NC 27717-2396 Attorney for Defendants David W. Addison, James T. Soukup, Kammie Michael and Richard D. Clayton Edwin M. Speas, Jr. Eric P. Stevens Poyner & Spruill LLP P.O. Box 10096 Raleigh, NC 27605-0096 Attorneys for Defendant Mark Gottlieb

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Patricia P. Kerner D. Martin Warf Hannah G. Styron Troutman Sanders LLP 434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601 Attorneys for Defendants Patrick Baker, Steven Chalmers, Ronald Hodge, Lee Russ, Stephen Mihaich, Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger and Laird Evans Dan J. McLamb Shirley M. Pruitt T. Carlton Younger, III Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. P.O. Box 2889 Raleigh, NC 27602 Attorneys for Defendants Duke University Health Systems, Inc., Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC, Julie Manly, M.D., Theresa Arico, R.N. and Tara Levicy, R.N. J. Donald Cowan, Jr. Dixie T. Wells Smith Moore LLP 300 N. Greene Street, Suite 1400 Greensboro, NC 27401 William F. Lee Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109

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Jamie Gorelick Jennifer M. O Connor Paul R.Q. Wolfson Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 Attorneys for Defendants Duke University, Duke University Police Department, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Leila Humphries, Phyllis Cooper, William F. Garber, II, James Schwab, Joseph Fleming, Jeffrey O. Best, Gary N. Smith, Greg Stotsenberg, Robert K. Steel, Richard H. Brodhead, Ph.D., Peter Lange, Ph.D., Tallman Trask, III, Ph.D., John Burness, Larry Moneta, Ed.D., Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Allison Halton, Kemel Dawkins, Suzanne Wasiolek, Stephen Bryan and Matthew Drummond Robert J. King, III Kearns Davis Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P. P.O. Box 26000 Greensboro, NC 27420 Attorneys for Defendants DNA Security and Richard Clark The undersigned further certifies that the foregoing document was served by firstclass mail, postage prepaid to the following non CM/ECF participant: Linwood Wilson Bahama, NC Pro Se

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This the 2nd day of July, 2008. KENNON, CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC By: /s/ Henry W. Sappenfield North Carolina State Bar No. 37419 Attorney for Defendant Benjamin Himan 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 P.O. Box 51579 Durham, NC 27717-1579 [phone] [e-mail]

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